Ecclesiastes 9:11 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Read these six verses together to understand the writer's meaning, and compare (Ecclesiastes 2:1–12).

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Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Romans 9:16

Chance. —Elsewhere only in 1 Kings 5:4

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

I returned, and saw under the sun The wise man returned to his former subject, concerning the same events happening to al…

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